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HB1239 - 104th General Assembly

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB1239
 
Introduced 1/28/2025, by Rep. Maurice A. West, II
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
15 ILCS 335/18 new
625 ILCS 5/6-123 new
    Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires the Secretary of State to provide an option to an applicant for an original, reissued, or renewed identification card, driver's license, or driver's permit to indicate the applicant's blood type. If an applicant chooses to indicate the applicant's blood type, the Secretary of State shall print the identified blood type on the applicant's identification card, driver's license, or permit. Provides that nothing in the provisions shall be construed to require the Secretary to verify an applicant's blood type designation.


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A BILL FOR
 
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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Identification Card Act is amended 
5by adding Section 18 as follows:
 
6    (15 ILCS 335/18 new)
7    Sec. 18. Blood type on identification card. The Secretary 
8of State shall provide an option to an applicant for an 
9original, reissued, or renewed identification card to indicate 
10the applicant's blood type. If an applicant chooses to 
11indicate the applicant's blood type, the Secretary of State 
12shall print the identified blood type on the applicant's 
13identification card. Nothing in this Section shall be 
14construed to require the Secretary of State to verify an 
15applicant's blood type designation.
 
16    Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding 
17Section 6-123 as follows:
 
18    (625 ILCS 5/6-123 new)
19    Sec. 6-123. Blood type of driver's license; permit. The 
20Secretary of State shall provide an option to an applicant for 
21an original, reissued, or renewed driver's license or driver's 
 
 
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1permit to indicate the applicant's blood type. If an applicant 
2chooses to indicate the applicant's blood type, the Secretary 
3of State shall print the designated blood type on the 
4applicant's driver's license or driver's permit. Nothing in 
5this Section shall be construed to require the Secretary to 
6verify an applicant's blood type designation.